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Action on oil spills: the IMO/IPIECA Global Initiative |
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Formally launched in 1996, the Global Initiative is an umbrella programme under which the International Maritime Organization
(IMO), the oil industry (through IPIECA) and other partners are
working together to encourage and facilitate the development and
implementation of oil spill contingency plans and increase the
ratification of oil spill-related international conventions. |
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Oil spill response exercise in Martinique |
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The coordinated efforts of the multiple
participants in the January 2005 MOBEX/
POLMAR exercise helped raise awareness and
improve capabilities for responding rapidly and
effectively to marine oil spills. |
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The National Oil Spill Control and Contingency Plan in Malaysia |
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PETRONAS and the Petroleum Industry of Malaysia Mutual Aid
Group have been working in partnership with Malaysia’s Department
of Environment on oil spill management and response capability since
the early 1990s.
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ConocoPhillips will operate an all double-hulled fleet in 2007 |
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With the delivery of the final Endeavour Class tanker for use in the Alaska trade, and the sale of the one
remaining double-bottom, single-hull ship, ConocoPhillips will operate an all double-hulled tanker fleet in 2007 -
a year ahead of the company’s stated goal.
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